[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-dawn-walker":3,"chapter-dawn-walker-dawn-walker-chapter-76":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Dawn Walker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1836941,2443,"Chapter 76: Blood for Sale IV","dawn-walker-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have good eyes,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet smiled faintly. \"I have expensive eyes,\" he corrected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat whispered, \"Master eyes cost money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet ignored it and began selecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he chose several fresh jars for Bat Bat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked blood types that were safe, rich, and compatible with bat physiology, based on what his blood eye showed. He avoided toxic troll blood and anything cursed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He selected:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Fresh Beastkin (Boar) blood\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Fresh Night Deer blood (rich stamina traces)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Fresh Sky Serpent blood (light affinity traces, diluted)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Fresh Shadow Lizard blood (minor shadow traces)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat watched the jars like a child watching sweets being stacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mine,\" it whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet then selected the rare ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose the divine vial, three drops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose additional rare bloods from the shop’s hidden stock the witch revealed after seeing he was willing to spend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One jar was ancient demonkin blood, thick and dark, labeled by his blood eye as useful for summoning violent minions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One jar was old beast king blood, dried into flakes, capable of producing a stronger scout-type summon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One jar was a strange silver-red blood labeled as \"fallen angel\" by the blood eye, older than most, with high summon compatibility but unknown temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch watched him choose without comment, but her eyes gleamed with the satisfaction of a predator watching prey walk willingly into a trap of spending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet calculated quickly. He was about to burn money like it was kindling. But he did not feel regret. He felt invested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because blood was not only food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood was growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood was future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after the last selection, Sekhmet placed his hand on the counter and spoke clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will take it all,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat squeaked in joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch nodded once, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began packing the jars into runed containers to preserve them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she did, Sekhmet noticed something odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch moved with practiced efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had done this for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant her customers were not only criminals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were people with power. And that meant the underground market was deeper than it looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos stones clinked onto the counter in piles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink... clink... clink...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat stared at the stones with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So many shiny,\" it whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s merchant instinct still twitched painfully at each clink, but he forced himself to stay calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the transaction was complete, the witch slid the packaged bloods toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet accepted them and opened his void land storage connection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, he stored the packages into the void land safely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system chimed quietly as it registered the stored items, organizing them like it always did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Inventory Update.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood Purchases Registered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Total Spent: 2,000,000+ Chaos Stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stored Blood Types: Multiple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notable Acquisition: Human God Normal Blood (3 drops).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Notable Acquisition: Rare Summon-Compatible Blood Jars (6 total).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s eyes flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a painful number even for someone holding ten million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat leaned close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master rich,\" it whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet muttered, \"Master is poorer now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch watched him store everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have interesting storage,\" she said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s expression remained neutral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relic,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch’s eyes narrowed as if she wanted to ask more, but then she waved a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Underground rule,\" she said. \"No questions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No questions,\" he agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch leaned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come again,\" she said, voice dry. \"You spend like a man trying to fill a hole in his soul.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s gaze sharpened. He did not answer. Because she was too close to the truth. He turned toward the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat stared at the witch one last time, then whispered, \"Danger lady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch’s eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard that,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it smiled awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Compliment,\" it squeaked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet left before the witch decided what kind of compliment that was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back out into the underground market corridor, the noise hitting him again like a wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vendors shouting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chains rattling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boots scraping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground breathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s hunger was quieter now, not because he had fed fully, but because he had hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had blood stored. He had options. He had a way to feed without losing control in his own home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat leaned close to his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can drink now,\" it whispered eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet muttered, \"Later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat pouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began walking toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s mood was strangely light as he moved through the underground crowd. He had come here to test his power and feed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also gained something he did not expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A resource.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered being ten years old, walking here with Uncle Ben, feeling scared and excited at the same time, holding his uncle’s coat like it was a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he walked alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the underground felt smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because it was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had grown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Bat Bat spoke quietly as they walked, their voices blending into the market noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat asked, \"I want to eat the god blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I have other plans. that might summon a human shaped bat.\" Sekhmet replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat whispered, \"God blood jar... make bat people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet replied softly, \"If it works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat flapped excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bat people,\" it repeated. \"Half human. Half bat. Family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet’s eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is not family,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what,\" it asked innocently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A problem,\" he replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bat Bat nodded solemnly as if accepting the sacred truth of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Problem good,\" it said. \"Problem make master strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sekhmet almost smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They drew closer to the exit corridor, where the stairway back to the city waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when, far above, in a different part of the underground...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two thugs Sekhmet had fed on earlier finally crawled back to their hideout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not remember the feeding. They remembered pain. They remembered humiliation. They remembered being beaten and left like trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their minds had blurred the rest, as if something inside them refused to accept that they had been prey.\u003C\u002Fp>",1012,"2026-06-09T06:31:32.937Z",1,"novelbin.me","deddff881952860239a2408f371c3031c88832b83b658168291d46815f951599","dawn-walker-chapter-9","dawn-walker-chapter-8",359,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdawn-walker-cover.jpg"]